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A cool moth visiting the backyard deck light last night, very surprised to get such a large underwing species like that. Captured, then taken downstairs to "the studio" for a few pictures then released.

Silver Y by Paul Ellis

Garden, Staining, Lancashire, UK

Moth 22 by Jill Hall

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A very spotty one. Bosque de Paz.

Moth_052316f by Eric Curtis Reuter

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Scavenger Moth, Blastobasis pulchella, Southold by Seth Ausubel

Family Blastobasidae - Scavenger Moths

Herald Moth by Benjamin DeHaven

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Herald Moth, aka Hodges #8555, The Herald

Scoliopteryx libatrix

Timonium, Baltimore County, Maryland

Moth_080715a by Eric Curtis Reuter

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moth, Dzalanyama (Malawi), 23-May-11 by Dave Appleton

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Full details of this trip now on my website.

Catocala similis, Family Erebidae. I found this high up on my inside garage wall in the early afternoon. Was able to capture it in a yogurt container. Mary freed it outside.

Thanks to Bob Patterson (developer, Moth Photographers Group website) for the ID. Bob writes, "I flipped the photo and sharpened it to permit a clearer view of markings. I also sent the photo to Jim Vargo who concurs with my thinking that is it probably Catocala similis. There is a great deal of variation found in this and other Catocala species, and this is a form we have not seen previously."

You can see Bob's flipped and sharpened version of this photo here.

According to Bugguide, the genus name Catocala comes from the Greek "kato," which means below or behind and "kalos," which means beautiful, describing the colorful hindwings of these moths (not visible in this shot). The forewings are normally held together over the back at rest, hiding the hindwings beneath -- hence, the hindwings are the (bold and beautiful) underwings that this genus is known for.

Carrot Seed Moth-4.jpg by chipperatl2

Yellow-spotted Webworm Moth, Anageshna primordialis, Pakim Pond, Brendan Byrne State Forest, Woodland, NJ by Seth Ausubel

Family Crambidae - Crambid Snout Moths.

Stoic orange moth by John Carr

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Levant Hawk Moth by Tevaironi

Levant Hawk Moth, Theretra alecto, a 10 cm nocturnal moth, resting at my window on the anti-bug net.

White Spring Moth by DianesDigitals

Protitame virgina

Moth by Jen

November Eupithecia by Barb Sendelbach

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Moth by Bruce Bolin

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Moth!-1 by DaveP UK

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Think this is a Red Underwing

Moth_100615f by Eric Curtis Reuter

Clepsis peritana_PGC-MD_07-23-16 by crucial pics

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Clepsis peritana, Garden Tortrix Moth (Hodges #3688). Hyattsville, Prince George's County, MD - 07/23/16. Verified by Roger Downer (BAMONA).

Olethreutine Moth, Sonia sp., Jones Beach State Park, West End by Seth Ausubel

Family Tortricidae, Subfamily Olethreutinae

British Moths by Mick Talbot

P1290324 by Christopher Eliot

Yellow underwing moth by LPJC

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This moth suddenly appeared in my kitchen late one evening. It looks quite an impressive moth. The photo was taken using flash so the colours are a little strange.

As usual I would be grateful if it can be identified for me.

I caught it the next time I saw it a couple of days later and let it outside.

1931 Peppered Moth1 by David Beadle

Caught, photographed and released at Sandwich Bay, Kent in July 2009.

Geometer Moth, Digrammia sp. Pack Creek, La Sal Mtns, San Juan County, UT. 6 June 2016 by Robb Hannawacker

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DSC_0029_Barred Carpet (Xanthorhoe sp) by Yixiong Cai

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Species: Xanthorhoe sp (Barred Carpet)

Family: Geometridae (Loopers/Measuring worms)

Order Lepidoptera

This moth was flying into our kitchen and at about midnight time, tightly attached herself to the wall, posed nicely for us to give her a portrait shot... :-)

FL 180mm, 2.5sec-F/22, manual, ISO 640, tripod, MLU, fill flash at -1.67; Cameron Highland, Malaysia, 5 May 2008;

Polyphemus Moth by Mark Andrews

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I found this month's cocoon last fall and put it in a cage to hatch. It just hatched this weekend. Set it free to take pictures and hopefully reproduce.

Sphinx moth by anitampa